Car for hot metal



Patented Oct. 27, 1925.

. useful Improvement in Carsfor Hot Metal;

UNITED STA Tas P fo FFiCE.

` HARRY T. ANDERSON, OF BUTLER,- PENNSYLVANI'A, ASSIGNOR '.lOr STANDARD STI'F-ELv CAR COMPANY, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A'CORPORATION 0F PENNSYL- VANIA.

Charon HOT METAL.

. Apiiiicatie. inea nay zo, 1924', serial N10'. 714,656.

To all 'whom t may bonaern. j

Be it known thatI, H- RHYT.V ND'iiisON, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Butler, iii the county-of ButlerandState of Pennsylvania,'have inventedav new and and I do hereby declare the Vfollowing to be a full, clear, andeXact deseription thereof. My invention relates to railvvaycars, and

particularly to steel cars provided With'an additional o r auxiliary protective side sheet. then hot material such as iron bars, ashesv i and the like are placed in a car the sidesof the carmay become heated-to sucha degreef that the paint or enamel yivill blister and peel ofi', tliusleaving vthe metal exposed to the deteriorating electsothe Weather and causveiiects ofliot lading as well' as from damagebyheavy-inaterials being 'loaded into the car, the auxiliary structure being of such form"v ing obliteration otcar numbers, initials, etc.

Oneobject of my invention is to provide` an auxiliary construction whereby the `'main side sheets of a cai" are protected vromthe that vWhile it maybereadily applied'and'removed from the cai', there-islittle danger' ofl it becoming accidentallydisplaced.

Another obiect rising` out o't the useotinyV invention" relates to the lprotective means" at-` orded by the auxiliary side sheets against' damage bya magnet which may be employed to load and unload metal, such inagnettending to swing against the sides of the car during the operation ot' loading and unloading.

Another object of my invention is to siinplify and improve generally. the structure and arrangement ot cars of this character.

Some of the torina which my'invention may take are shown in the accompanying drawing wherein Fig. 1 ispa view, partially in plan and partially in section, ot an open top steel car embodying iny invention; Fig. 2 is an elevational View taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion of the apparatus of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a vieiv corresponding to Fig. 3, but showing a modified form of fastening device, and Fig. 5 is a detail view of the locking plate of Fig. 4.

Thile I showv my invention as applied to open top steelrca'rs, it Will be apparent that it is applicable to cars of other torni and of material other than steel.

The car is provided with main side sheets vfor the side sheets 11.

4 and end sheets 5 of somewhat the usual type.' Stifening angles are riveted to the lower edges of the sheets 4 and the .sheets are .secured by inr ans of rivets 7 to .the lbolster,8

A s will appear more clearly in" Fig. 3, vertically extending Z bars 9 areseeured to jtheside sheets and angles l0 are riveted to the bars. The laterally projecting flanges 9 and in Figs.4A 1 and 2.` The lower edges of plates 11l are provided with -flanges 13, Vas shownL in Fig. 2, throughwhichbolts 13 may pass to secure the plates 11 to thebottoin sheets 14L ofthe car...:'l`h'is boltfastening serves to prevent accidental displacement of the inside sheets 11 when Ythe car is being dumped or p' when a magnet is being utilized to unload metal billets and the like therefrom. The

.fastening has the furtheradvantage of being quickly releasable when it is `desired to replace the sheetsfll with other sheets.

-"A ngles 15 are seciiredgto thebottoin sheets l 14 and Yserve as additional supports or braces The Z-bars 9 besides supporting the plates 11 'in proper position and bracing them against movement, act as` stitfeners for the side sheets 4.

The end sheets 5 are prpvided with Z .bars and angles corresponding to the members 9 and 1() that support auxiliary inside end plates 15 ina manner similar to that in which the plates 11 are supported. The inside end plates 15a are supported at their outer edges by angle irons 16 that are riveted `to the side plates 4 and the end plates 5.

Top rails 17 are provided to protect the upper edges of the side sheets against damage, and the upper edges of plates 11 and 5 are strengthened by outwardly extending flanges as shown at 11 in Fig. 2.

Referring to Figs. 4 and 5, I show a modified form of device for holding the inside sheets. This consists of a Z bar 19 correprovided with holes through which bolts 20 sponding to bar 9 of the other figures, but y may extend. The inside sheets 11b are provided with openings 2l, to receive the inturned ends of a clampingplate 22 through which the bolts extend. It Will be seen that, by meansof the bolts `20 and the clamping plate 22, the insidcnsheets lllA are held lirmly in position against the Z bar 19, and also held against vertical movement, thus making it possible to dispense With the ears or hooks l2 of Fig. 3 and the bolts 13a' of Fig. 2. l

The space between the sheet-s Ll and l1 permits-of circulation Acfa-ir therebetween, by reason of the space between the angles 1l and 17 shown in'Fig. 2, thus still Vfurtherr insuring against the side sheets l becomingheatedf Openings may also be provided in the angles 15 at the bottom of the sheets 11,

to still further facilitate circulation of air between sheets 4. and 11. f

It Will Vbe apparent'that various changesV may be made inthe structure, asby substituting `beains for the bars 9 and l0, or by providing some other torni of interlocking Connection tor sup-porting the inside sheets 11 in operativeposition.

Still other changes in detail and generall laterallyv projecting Aiiange members secured thereto, of an inside Wall having a flange member adapted to 'interengage with saidv first-named liange member.

- 2. The combination with an open top car provided with a side wall, of vertically disposed flanges mounted in spaced relation'to said sidewall, and side sheets provided with hook portions mounted in position to interlock with said -flanges.

The combination Wit-h an open top car provided with a side Wall, Aoi"- vertically disposed lianges mounted in spaced relation to said side Wall, and side sheets Yprovided with hook portions adapted to tit behind said spaced flanges when the side sheets are dropped vertically into position.

Ll. The combination with an open top car provided with a side Wall, of vertically disposed langes mounted in spaced relation to said side Wall, side sheets provided With hook portions adapted to lit behind said spaced flanges When the sideV sheets are dropped vertically into position, and a de# tachable fastening for preventing vertical movement of sad'side sheets.

5. The combination with an open top car body provided With a side ivall, of a vertically movable vauxiliary inside Wall detachably secured thereto, and means for releasably holding said auxiliary wall against vertical movement.

6. The combination with an `open top `car body provided with a side Wall, oft auxiliary inside Wall sections each extending from a V point adjacent to the top of the car 'to the floor thereof, and detachably secured thereto.

7. The combination with Lan open top car body provided With a side Wall, of auxiliary Wall sections each extending from a point adjacent to the top of the carto thefloor thereof, locking means mounted .intxed relation to said side wall, and means on said auxiliary Wall for effecting interlocking engagement with said locking means.

In testimony whereof I, the said HARRY T. ANDERSON, have hereunto set my hand.

HARRY T. ANDERSON. 

